I think he was really starting to put it together this year even with the Jags lack of O Line and QB play

I would rather get an old WR who has been proven to be good and can give him a fair deal and bring our numbers up. I think if the Raiders were to get Matt Jones then it would let us draft my favorite player other than Michael Crabtree in the draft which is “The Monster” Brian Orakpo. But I still say that Michael Crabtree would be the player who will give us the best help in the draft. If there is any WR I would get in free agency right now it would be Jerry Porter, because I would want to see him back in Silver and Black. Plus I would say Jerry Porter is way better than Matt Jones (Am I right). My final say would be, sign Jerry Porter, and draft Michael Crabtree.

If we don’t get Michael Crabtree, I would think we draft Brian Orakpo, because personally I don’t like B.J. Raji. Raji has some real short arms, plus I think that in the NFL he would just be a average DT. Plus like posey440 said, we already have 4 DT’s.
Other WR’s we can get in later rounds:
(they are not in any type of oder)

1. Ramses Barden
2. Darrius Heyward-Bey(If not picked in first round)
3. Deon Butler
4. Juaquin Iglesias
5. Patrick Turner
6. Demir Boldin
7. Jordan Norwood
8. Hakeem Nicks(If not taken in first round)

Hey I’m new here, and because I’m not a Raiders fan first, I’m not sure of the fan concensus on a couple things. What about the offensive line? Are you all sure that Henderson / Barnes will work out in the long run at LT? And will the loser of the training camp battle be a shoe-in at RT? I’ve heard that Pears was ok, but would benefit greatly from the ZBS.
In the draft, atleast at the 7th pick, I can only imagine a few guys who could step in and play effectivly in the ZBS. That is Jason Smith and Micheal Oher. If Al decides not to go OT in the first round, than the only good option as a starter at LT would be William Beatty, who you’d have to hope wouldn’t get reached for by a team in the 20s/30s.

I think we should still go Crabtree. Crabtree is labeled as the “best player” in this years draft. In the end, he may be a bust, but when we have a chance to get him, and that position is a need for us, we should get him. I agree that WR isnt a HUGE need, but it is still one that we are looking for a clear #1. Also, drafting crabtree will mimic what the great cowboys dynasty did, lock up your skill positions for years to come. We would have our qb, 2 rb’s, and wr (with other young wrs). Assuming those guys arent huge busts, then we can work on OL (addressed w FA) and Def.

Why would the best player in the draft fall to us? as someone said before, the other teams have far greater needs. Though I have a sneaky feeling, cleveland may grab crabtee before us. If that happens….. at first I wanted an OT, now I am waivering due to the recent signings. However, we could always use a stud OT that will be here for the next 10 years. If not OT, I would say DE, DT, or LB. Yes a DT would help against the run, but what about a pass rushing DE? We have such good corners and a pretty good pass def, that if we could put pressure on the qb, we would have a ton of picks. Since we play a lot of man, putting pressure on the qb and with our corners, will allow the safties and even the LBs to play closer to the line of scrimmage looking for the run. Just my thoughts

i like the look of that

on how the draft will go, until the draft is here. The reason for that is because, the raiders can sign whoever they want right now in free agency. I mean if you really look at the whole thing, they can pick up everybody they need right now in free agency.

Some of the possible players they can pick up are:

SS Darren Sharper

DE Jason Taylor

LB Marcus Washington or LB Angelo Crowell or LB Cato June

WR Jerry Porter or WR Torry Holt or WR Marvin Harrison or WR Matt Jones

CB Chris McAlister (if needed)

TE L.J. Smith (if really needed)

C Duke Preston or C Melvin Fowler

was that we still draft Crabtree, not get all these player or anything like that.
First, Crabtree will be ours if he is there at #7.
Second, we need a OLB, so that we can have 3 great LB for the raiders. We already have 2 of the 3, because we have Morrison and Howard. So what I am suggesting is to get Angelo Crowell to be the third, as an OLB.
Third, we need a SS or just a S in general. So I was thinking that if we sign Darren Sharper to let him play as SS or FS, depending or where we put Huff, would be really helpful.
Fourth, we need a C, so we need to either get Preston or Melvin Fowler, so that we can get rid of that problem.
Fifth, we need some veteran help for our young recievers, so getting one of the WR I named would help our young recievers gain knowledge, and develop faster.
And lastly, not that we need a DE, but having Jason Taylor playing on the other side of Burgess would be really helpful.
We already have Burgess, who is real good, but playing on the other side of him is Jay Richardson or Trevor Scott, who are both still developing and are both young. If I were to decide on who to start on the other side of Burgess if we don’t sign a DE, it would be Jay Richardson, because to me he is the better DE and will develop way faster than Trevor Scott.

but, Jay Richardson really showed up when he was called upon and gave in my opinion more than what he was expected to do. I think he might be a solid starter for a couple of years, but you are right maybe trevor scott has more potential than Jay.